Roch Glitho : In-Network Computing for Volumetric Media Delivery:  Principles, Case Study and Research Directions

mercredi 15 mars 2023 - Séminaires

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Heure et date : le 15 mars 2023 à 12h30
Lieu : PK-4610 et  Zoom
Conférencier : Roch Glitho (Concordia University)
Titre: In-Network Computing for Volumetric Media Delivery:  Principles, Case Study and Research Directions

Abstract:
The integration of holographic technologies is fundamentally changing the landscape of interactive applications. It enables for instance applications such as holographic concerts with remote participants fully immersed in concert rooms with performers on stage. A myriad of new applications can be contemplated. Volumetric media delivery is the cornerstone of all these applications. However, its key requirements (I.e. low latency and high bandwidth) cannot be fully met by the current network infrastructure. In-Network Computing (INC) stipulates computing insides the network instead of computing on servers outside the network for tackling latency and bandwidth challenges.  The fundamentals date back to the 90s and there is now a resurgence due to recent technical developments such as programmable data planes, and P4 programming language.  This talk introduces first volumetric media (with holographic media as illustration) and the requirements on network infrastructures. The basics of INC are then discussed along with the principles for application to volumetric media delivery. A case study on holographic concert is presented third and we end the speech by sketching the research directions.

Biographie :
Roch H. Glitho (Senior Member, IEEE) received an MSc degree in business economics from the University of Grenoble in France, an MSc degree in pure mathematics, and an MSc degree in computer science from the University of Geneva in Switzerland.  He also obtained his PhD (Tech. Dr.) in tele-informatics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He is currently a full professor and a Canada Research Chair with Concordia University, Montreal, Canada and holds the Ericsson/ENCQOR-5G Senior Industrial Research in Cloud and Edge Computing for 5G and Beyond. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Western Cape, South Africa and a visiting professor at the “Institut de Mathématiques et de Sciences Physiques” (IMSP), University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Republic of Benin. He has worked in the industry and has held several senior technical positions such as  Senior Specialist, Principal Engineer, and Expert with Ericsson, Sweden, and Canada. Prior to joining Ericsson, he worked as a research and development engineer for Norsk Data, now defunct, in Oslo, Norway. He has served as an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Communications Magazine, and the Editor-In-Chief of IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Journal.